Thursday, 29 December 2016

MOONLIGHT WINS FIVE FROM AUSTIN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

Yet another film critics group has been seduced by Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, as proven in the awards choices of the Austin Film Critics Association. You can always rely on the AFCA to deliver a strong list of award winners, and they had an equally strong slate from which to choose, as evidenced in their nominations. All the info below.

Best Film

1. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins)

2. La La Land

3. Arrival

4. The Handmaiden

5. Manchester by the Sea

6. Elle

7. Hell or High Water

8. The Lobster

9. Jackie

10. Sing Street

Best Director

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Best Actor

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis (Fences)

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Best Original Screenplay

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Eric Heisserer (Arrival)

Best Cinematography

Linus Sandgren (La La Land)

Best Score

Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings (Travis Knight)

Best Documentary

Tower (Keith Maitland)

Best Foreign-Language Film

The Handmaiden (Park Chan Wook)

Best Austin Film

Tower (Keith Maitland)

Best First Film

The Witch (Robert Eggers)

The Robert R. 'Bobby' McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award

Keith Maitland (Tower)

Special Honorary Award

A24 for excellence in production (20th Century Women / Green Room / The Lobster / Moonlight / Swiss Army Man / The Witch)

The ensemble cast of Moonlight and casting director Yesi Ramirez for excellence as an ensemble

Filmmaker Keith Maitland and his film Tower for revisiting a tragic event in Austin, Texas history in a sensitive and unique manner

Anton Yelchin for his contribution to the cinema of 2016, including performances in Green Room and Star Trek Beyond